XDefiantplayers are calling on the Ubisoft devs to make a “major” buff to the game’s “useless” shotguns in the next patch.
Ubisoft’s free-to-play first-person has attracted a ton of eyes sinceits release on May 21, which wasa record-breaker for the publisher.
According to reports the 6v6 team-based FPS quickly amassed over 500,000 concurrent users across all platforms and more impressively one million unique players within the first 2.5 hours after launch.
XDefiant’s meta is already beginning to take shape as players get a true feel for the game. However, players think one weapon class requires some tweaks.
The game’s shotguns have been discussed heavily among the community across several Reddit threads.One postquestioned if the shotgun spread is working as intended, pointing out its huge inaccuracy and inconsistency when jumping. Others claimed they simply need a buff as they’re currently “useless.”
“Shotgun needs a major buff. Just tried it, and boy is it useless,”a post read. “I can’t tell if it’s bad or if it’s just the terrible hit reg. Just seems really inconsistent to me,” said another.
“It can one shot at close range if netcode is actually working and all your pellets are registering,” a player explained. “I think the de-sync needs to be fixed not the range of the weapon or else people are gonna be hitting people halfway across the map with the shotgun again,” another added.
The devs are already on top of fixing up the game where needed,releasing a small patch on May 24to improve the netcode, UI, and FPS.
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TheSeason 1 update isn’t set for release until July 2, when we’ll be introduced to a new Faction codenamed ‘Ruby’ as well as several new weapons and maps. However, it’s likely the devs will release some small updatesbefore the pre-season ends.
Shay Robson was a Staff Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in shooter games like Valorant and Call of Duty, as well as sports games like EA SPORTS FC. He also covered Twitch and YouTube content. He also has bylines at Gamezo.
